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was rupert murdoch's news corp. guilty of hacking into a competitor's computer system and then stealing all of their sensitive material? don't know. after a few days of testimony in the trial, news corp. settled the case out of court reportedly for about $29 million. shortly after settling, news corp. then bought the company it accused of hacking. little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp. provided a statement to nbc news that reads in part "we reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture." this is an isolated incident, this is not we at news corp. do business. one little paper. rest of us don't recognize the paper. it is key to rupert murdoch surviving the scandal. this is a "news of the world" probl
was rupert murdoch's news corp. guilty of hacking into a competitor's computer system and then stealing all of their sensitive material? don't know. after a few days of testimony in the trial, news corp. settled the case out of court reportedly for about $29 million. shortly after settling, news corp. then bought the company it accused of hacking. little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking...
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don't ask rupert murdoch himself. he's old and confused and wants you to think he doesn't remember. >> were you informed about the findings by your son mr. murdoch or by rebekah brooks? >> i forget, but i expect it was my son. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> you were not informed? >> nope. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> is that right? >> i forget the days. i never heard -- i didn't hear that. that is the first i've heard of that. i just don't remember. there's no excuse for breaking the law at any time, sorry. >> a man named vincent "the chin" used to wander around greenwich village. which, in fact, he was. his scheme did not work. vinny the chin was convicted on racketeering and conspiracy charges in the 1990s, he ultimately died in prison. is rupert murdoch pulling a vinny the chin here? is he going to drop the whole fake limp or is rupert murdoch really that out of his depth, unaware of most thin
don't ask rupert murdoch himself. he's old and confused and wants you to think he doesn't remember. >> were you informed about the findings by your son mr. murdoch or by rebekah brooks? >> i forget, but i expect it was my son. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> you were not informed? >> nope. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> is...
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giuliani addressed the address of rupert murdoch and this scandal. and when i say he addressed mr. murdoch, what i mean is that he defended mr. murdoch. from the associated press, quote, rudy giuliani told new hampshire voters late thursday that the company's chief executive, rupert murdoch, is a very honorable, honest man. giuliani says he has confidence in rupert murdoch, a regular acquaintance, despite allegations that one of murdoch's companies may have tapped into the voicemail of 9/11 victims. rudy giuliani in fact is going to make another run for the presidency. on the platform, famously described by his rivals last time around as a noun, a verb, and 9/11, anything borne out under investigation about mr. giuliani's friend, mr. murdoch, hacking the cell phones of 9/11 victims, is going to be a hard one for him to spin on the campaign trail. that is going to be a big deal in tomorrow's news, i am guessing. the interview is next tonight. it is the great bill moyers. please stay tuned. ♪ we believe doing the right thing never goes unnoticed. liberty mutual insurance. responsib
giuliani addressed the address of rupert murdoch and this scandal. and when i say he addressed mr. murdoch, what i mean is that he defended mr. murdoch. from the associated press, quote, rudy giuliani told new hampshire voters late thursday that the company's chief executive, rupert murdoch, is a very honorable, honest man. giuliani says he has confidence in rupert murdoch, a regular acquaintance, despite allegations that one of murdoch's companies may have tapped into the voicemail of 9/11...
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rupert murdoch's empire and the police. allegedly, his minions bribed officials for information on people. we have seen the danger of the collusion between powerful media and political conglomerates. both caved to murdoch. the politicians were cowed. they would not stand up to him. and that too is what happens to democracy when the political class becomes frightened of and in league with these incredibly powerful media conglomerates. my concern is not for individual journali journalism. there's world class journalism going on in american journalist right now. my concern is that most of us wind upon working for big conglomerates that have big interest in government policy, and that brings about a kind of self censorship that affects the journalists because the executives and the investors and the managers have a stake, as they did in england, of kowtowing or going into collusion with government. that's the big danger i think we face with these big media conglomerates. i was very intrigued that when this scandal started break
rupert murdoch's empire and the police. allegedly, his minions bribed officials for information on people. we have seen the danger of the collusion between powerful media and political conglomerates. both caved to murdoch. the politicians were cowed. they would not stand up to him. and that too is what happens to democracy when the political class becomes frightened of and in league with these incredibly powerful media conglomerates. my concern is not for individual journali journalism. there's...
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it is key to rupert murdoch surviving the scandal. this is a "news of the world" problem, they'll say, not a murdoch inc. problem. only problem with that defense, oh, hello there, mr. floor ad guy. excellent media reporter for the new york times wrote today, the way news corp cleaned up this alleged hacking scandal, u.s. hacking scandal with the floor company allegedly paying large sums of money to sweep the thing under the rug, that's been the way they've been operating in mr. carr reporting that news corporation has paid out about $655 million to make embarrassing charges of corporate espionage and corporate competitive behavior go away. amazing what money can do. if you are wondering, as you should be, whatever happened to that news corp executive who motivated his staff by playing that movie scene, whatever happened to good old skull-crushing paul carlucci, he is now the editor of rupert murdoch's own "new york post." mr. carr, thank you for being here. >> pleasure to be with you, rachel. >> there's a report tonight that news corp
it is key to rupert murdoch surviving the scandal. this is a "news of the world" problem, they'll say, not a murdoch inc. problem. only problem with that defense, oh, hello there, mr. floor ad guy. excellent media reporter for the new york times wrote today, the way news corp cleaned up this alleged hacking scandal, u.s. hacking scandal with the floor company allegedly paying large sums of money to sweep the thing under the rug, that's been the way they've been operating in mr. carr...